English Grammar and Writing Concepts

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Declarative sentence

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States a fact or opinion, ends with a period.

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Imperative sentence

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Gives a command or request, often ends with a period.

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Interrogative sentence

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Asks a question, ends with a question mark.

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Exclamatory sentence

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Expresses strong emotion, ends with an exclamation mark.

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Compound subject

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Two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.

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Compound predicate

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Two or more predicates joined by a conjunction.

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Independent clause

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Can stand alone as a complete sentence.

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Dependent clause

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Cannot stand alone, needs an independent clause.

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Simple sentence

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Contains one independent clause only.

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Compound sentence

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Contains two or more independent clauses.